2026 Cherwell District Council election
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The 2026 Cherwell District Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 16 of 48 members of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England.[1]
Background
In 2024, the council remained under no overall control.[2]
Council composition
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 17 | Liberal Democrats | 17 | ||
| Conservative | 11 | Conservative | 12 | ||
| Labour | 13 | Labour | 11 | ||
| Green | 4 | Green | 4 | ||
| Independent | 3 | Independent | 4 | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
- March 2025: Matt Hodgson (Labour), Andrew McHugh (Conservative) and Sean Woodcock (Labour) resign – by-elections held May 2025[3][4]
- May 2025:
- September 2025: Chukwudi Okeke (Labour) joins Conservatives[9]
Election result
| 2026 Cherwell Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 6 | |||||||||
| Labour | 7 | |||||||||
| Green | 3 | |||||||||
| Independent | 1 | |||||||||
| Reform | 0 | |||||||||
| Animal Welfare | 0 | |||||||||
| SDP | 0 | |||||||||
